WGIL
# WGIL

WGIL 1400 AM is a radio station broadcasting a news-talk-sports format. Licensed to Galesburg, Illinois, the station is owned by Galesburg Broadcasting Company.

WGIL carries a variety of local programming, as well as nationally syndicated shows such as Rush Limbaugh, Clark Howard, and Jim Bohannon.

## History

WGIL began broadcasting on June 12, 1938, with its inaugural ceremony at the Galesburg Armory. Among the ceremony's attendees was Edith Luckett Davis, actress and mother of future first lady, Nancy Reagan. Congratulatory telegrams were sent by Bing Crosby, Eddy Duchin, Benny Goodman, Guy Lombardo, and Illinois Governor Henry Horner.

The station originally broadcast at 1500 kHz, running 250 watts during daytime hours only. Nighttime operations were added in 1939. In 1941, the station's frequency was changed to 1400 kHz. Daytime power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1961. Nighttime power was increased to 1,000 watts in 1985. In 1997, the station's power was reduced to 740 watts.

In the 1970s, 1980s, and 1990s, the station aired a MOR format. By 1987, the station had begun airing talk programming. By 1999, the station had adopted a news-talk-sports format.

## Translator

In 2015, WGIL began to be rebroadcast on 93.7 FM, through a translator in Galesburg.

| Call sign | Frequency | City of license | ERP (W) | HAAT | Class | FCC info |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| W229BO | 93.7 FM | Galesburg, Illinois | 210 | 96 m (315 ft) | D | FMQ |
